For the past 100 years, Hopis have had to deal with technological, economic and political changes originating from outside their society. The author documents the ways in which Hopis have used their culture and their socio-political structures to deal with change, focusing on major events in Hopi history. A study of "fourth worlders" coping with a dominant nation state, the book documents Hopi social organization, economy, religion and politics, as well as key events in the history of Hopi-US relations. Despite 100 years of contact with the dominant American culture, Hopi culture today maintains continuity with aboriginal roots while reflecting the impact of the 20th century.

Richard O. Clemmer

Preface -- A Note on Orthography -- Hopi Prophecy, the World System, and Modernization -- An Introduction to Hopi Society and Material Conditions -- Spaniards, Navajos, Mormons: 1540-1875 -- Hopi Culture on the Edge of the Twentieth Century -- The Oraibi Split of 1906 and the Great Transformation -- Reorganization: 1910-1945 -- The Rise of the Traditionalists: 1946-1977 -- Mineral Leasing, 1961-1989 -- The Hopi-Navajo Land Dispute: 1958-1993 -- Repatriation: The Present, the Future, and Beyond -- Conclusion: Hopi Society, the World System, and Modernization